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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #31 on: December 11, 2019, 03:45:52 PM »
We have battled fowling and had tune up's done x2, spider injection harness replaced, as well as other things I can't identify, or understand. A friend and me did the water pump. Shop did a gasket of some sort? After the spider harness, it has ran pretty good for about a year, and thought it was good to go. Now the #5 misfire is the problem. I have spent dang near enough on this engine the last 3-4 years to have a huge dent in the cost of a new motor. I change the oil and do very light maintenance on all our vehicles. A motor swap is light years outta my comfort zone. I have shot trap with the mechanic since we were kids, and is a straight shooter at the range and with his business. I sure do appreciate all the comments on here as I value the opinions of the folks on here as well...Doing my best to make an informed decision. We shall see what they find!

(That engine has 8 individual injectors, not the spider injector thing)
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #32 on: December 11, 2019, 03:46:38 PM »
It doesn't make a lot of financial sense to put crap tons of money into new heads on an engine that has 150k miles on it.
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #33 on: December 11, 2019, 04:03:55 PM »
We have battled fowling and had tune up's done x2, spider injection harness replaced, as well as other things I can't identify, or understand. A friend and me did the water pump. Shop did a gasket of some sort? After the spider harness, it has ran pretty good for about a year, and thought it was good to go. Now the #5 misfire is the problem. I have spent dang near enough on this engine the last 3-4 years to have a huge dent in the cost of a new motor. I change the oil and do very light maintenance on all our vehicles. A motor swap is light years outta my comfort zone. I have shot trap with the mechanic since we were kids, and is a straight shooter at the range and with his business. I sure do appreciate all the comments on here as I value the opinions of the folks on here as well...Doing my best to make an informed decision. We shall see what they find!

(That engine has 8 individual injectors, not the spider injector thing)
Its Central SFI system which people call the spider which is a unit,  still all located under the upper intake, silly GM..........
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #34 on: December 11, 2019, 08:29:40 PM »
If you were one year newer, I’m selling a Suburban with a great motor and ok rest of it that would make a perfect pair.



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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #35 on: December 12, 2019, 08:33:51 AM »
I thought the spider harness had new injectors on it?  :dunno:
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #36 on: December 12, 2019, 08:57:22 AM »
I thought the spider harness had new injectors on it?  :dunno:
You can buy them both ways, atleast that part would be newer for the replacement engine if you decide to go that route

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #37 on: December 12, 2019, 12:26:30 PM »
Not sure why I thought they were individual injectors. I thought the older 4.3's had that style but not the V8's. Ah well...wrong again.
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #38 on: December 12, 2019, 04:58:25 PM »
I've been dwelling on this for no reason at all, but I remember doing single injectors on these things in the past. Maybe because it was warranty work and maybe because it was 20 years ago at the Chevy dealer :chuckle:

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #39 on: December 12, 2019, 06:09:43 PM »
I hear ya on how stuff runs together!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #40 on: December 13, 2019, 10:44:07 PM »
I’m very interested in this as I’m currently dealing with the exact same dilemma. I have a 95 suburban at 225k miles. The rest of the truck is solid, I’m the original owner and have the truck rigged up perfectly for my needs.

I was told I have a blown intake valve and am getting no compression on cylinder 5. I’m leaning towards dropping in a crate motor; was quoted $5600 for a Jasper with a 3yr/100k mile warranty. Not sure how long I should shop around, or if that’s a reasonable quote.

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #41 on: December 13, 2019, 11:05:30 PM »
I’m very interested in this as I’m currently dealing with the exact same dilemma. I have a 95 suburban at 225k miles. The rest of the truck is solid, I’m the original owner and have the truck rigged up perfectly for my needs.

I was told I have a blown intake valve and am getting no compression on cylinder 5. I’m leaning towards dropping in a crate motor; was quoted $5600 for a Jasper with a 3yr/100k mile warranty. Not sure how long I should shop around, or if that’s a reasonable quote.


https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/059/8758/10002/-1

That's a brand new, not remanufactured engine shipped to your door with a warranty.

$5600 for an installed reman seems a little high to me.   :twocents:
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #42 on: December 14, 2019, 07:23:59 AM »
I’m very interested in this as I’m currently dealing with the exact same dilemma. I have a 95 suburban at 225k miles. The rest of the truck is solid, I’m the original owner and have the truck rigged up perfectly for my needs.

I was told I have a blown intake valve and am getting no compression on cylinder 5. I’m leaning towards dropping in a crate motor; was quoted $5600 for a Jasper with a 3yr/100k mile warranty. Not sure how long I should shop around, or if that’s a reasonable quote.


https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/059/8758/10002/-1

That's a brand new, not remanufactured engine shipped to your door with a warranty.

$5600 for an installed reman seems a little high to me.   :twocents:

Me too. That's a pretty easy swap.

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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #43 on: December 14, 2019, 11:11:16 AM »
Almost every engine I’ve ever sold has been remanufactured.  Probably several dozen.  A replacement 5.4 v8 in an F150 from the dealer is close to $8k out the door installed. 3 year unlimited miles full parts and labor warranty for comparison sake. Granted labor is probably a little more expensive where I’m at but the labor time guide probably calls for 16-20 hours to replace an engine.  I don’t think any shop is $100 an hour anymore, even independents so at $120 an hour you’re looking at over $2k in labor.  There will always be a $200-300 in extras like a belt, fluids, random stuff etc. $5600 seems pretty reasonable to me. Just understand with a Jasper engine, all of the labor will not be covered unless you pay extra for it and if it does have a significant issue, there will be down time with no coverage for alternate transportation.
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Re: 1999 Chevy Tahoe Engine Replacement
« Reply #44 on: December 14, 2019, 11:16:41 AM »
I’m very interested in this as I’m currently dealing with the exact same dilemma. I have a 95 suburban at 225k miles. The rest of the truck is solid, I’m the original owner and have the truck rigged up perfectly for my needs.

I was told I have a blown intake valve and am getting no compression on cylinder 5. I’m leaning towards dropping in a crate motor; was quoted $5600 for a Jasper with a 3yr/100k mile warranty. Not sure how long I should shop around, or if that’s a reasonable quote.


https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/059/8758/10002/-1

That's a brand new, not remanufactured engine shipped to your door with a warranty.

$5600 for an installed reman seems a little high to me.   :twocents:

Where does it say it’s new?
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